III. Match the word and the description

1. Hogmanay 2. Christmas 3. Red Nose Day 4. Easter

a) It is a big festival on which people do stupid things for collecting charity money b) People celebrate this festival to honor the awakening of new life. There are many things selected to be symbols of new life. c) It is an important festival in Scotland celebrated by holding hands in a large circle and singing. A piece of coal and white bread bring you good luck. d) On this festival people sing special songs collecting money for charity. It is the most favorite family holiday, a religious and a bank holiday at the same time.

 

UK. Sport

I. Choose the correct answer for each question

1. At English schools children learn how to play

a) football b) golf c) cricket

2. There are all kinds of it in England

a) racing b) tennis c) wrestling

3. "That is not cricket" means

a) that's not polite b) that's not fair c) that's not clever

4. The most famous boat race in England is between

a) professional sportsmen from all over the world

b) boat teams from London

c) students from Oxford and Cambridge

5. The London Marathon

a) is an international competition for professional runners only

b) can be called a charity event, street festival and a competition in one

c) selects professional sportsmen.

6. The fun runners try to empress the public with

a) silly costumes b) world records c) the high level of fitness.

7. Working-class sports in Great Britain are

a) wrestling, snooker, darts b) wrestling, snooker, golf

c) wrestling, snooker, horse-racing

8. In a cricket team there are

a) 5 players b) 11 players c) 10 players

9. The British queen enjoys

a) lawn tennis b) golf c) racing

10. The British

a) don't care about sports b) are crazy about sports

c) go in for sport time to time

II. Explain the word (what is it?)

1. Wimbledon-

2. Wembley-

3. Derby-

III. Match the word and the description

1. soccer 2. rugby 3. cricket

a) The most popular English summer game, played on a green field, very slow and long by two teams of 11 players each. b) One of the most popular English games, played from late August until the beginning of May on a large green field with a round ball, by two teams of 11 players each. c) It is played with an egg-shaped ball, which may be carried and thrown, by two teams of 15 players each.

The UK Quiz ‘Do you know the UK?’

I. Choose the correct answer for each question

1. The UK is

a) a parliamentary monarchy b) a constitutional republic

c) a constitutional monarchy d) a parliamentary republic

2. This chamber in Parliament is elected

a) the House of Commons b) the House of Lords

3. The legislative branch of the British Government is called

a) Court b) Congress c) Parliament

4. British women usually get married at the age

a) of 24 b) of 18 c) of 30

5. The British bring up their children

a) to be dependent b) to be independent c) to be rich

6. Britain's national drink is

a) whiskey b) coca-cola c) coffee d) tea

7. The kilt is

a) a shirt b) a skirt c) a pair of trousers

8. The main function of the queen is

a) to rule the country b) to speak on TV on Christmas

c) to represent Britain d) to agree to every new law

9. The most authoritative newspaper in the country is

a) The Financial Times b) The Times

c) The Daily Telegraph d) The Sunday Times

10. Compulsory schooling in England lasts from the age

a) of 5 to 16 b) of 5 to 18

c) of 6 to 16 d) of 6 to 18

11. Great Britain was the first country

a) to create a society to protect animals b) to create a class system

c) to create jeans d) to create monarchy

What is it?

1. The Union Jack is

a) the coat of arms b) the national hymn

c) the flag of the UK d) the union of 4 parts of the country

2. The Open University

a) teaches students using computers b) allows to study at home by TV and radio

c) is the most famous Uni in London

3. "Fleet Street" is

a) the press b) a district in London

c) a market d) a newspaper

4. The woolsack is

a) national clothes b) a famous sheep farm

c) a kind of sheep d) a special seat in Parliament

5. Ben Nevis is

a) a mountain b) a famous footballer

c) a sort of wine d) a big port

6. Harrow is

a) an English river b) a sort of food

c) a public school d) a traditional Scottish musical instrument

7. Christopher Wren was

a) an architect b) a writer

c) a Prime-minister d) an inventor

 

Match

1. The parts of the UK and their capitals

1) England a) Cardiff

2) Scotland b) London

3) Wales c) Belfast

4) Northern Ireland d) Edinburgh

2. The parts of the UK and their national symbols

1) England a) a thistle

2) Scotland b) a shamrock

3) Wales c) a red rose

4) Northern Ireland d) a daffodil

3. The name and a possible place of its origin

1) Wales a) R. Stevenson

2) England b) P. McCartney

3) Northern Ireland c) Gary Pritchard

4. The holiday and its symbol

1) Guy Fawkes's night a) first footing

2) Hogmanay b) a dummy

3) Christmas c) stockings at the fireplace

4) May Day d) a pumpkin

5) Easter e) a pole with ribbons

6) Halloween f) a rabbit

5. The place and a kind of sports

1) Wimbledon a) horse-racing

2) Wembley b) lawn tennis

3) Derby c) association football

6. The place and the sight of it

1) Cambridge a) ravens

2) Oxford Uni b) Poets Corner

3) Buckingham Palace c) a big festival of folk music

4) the Tower d) changing the guard

5) Westminster Abbey e) Word and Language Service

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